--- description: Made with 15,000 eggs title: This Is What an Omelette Made With 15,000 Eggs Looks Like image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc48b5038a56619e1/69888caebc6cfc37443dc548/giant-omellete-france-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # France Cooks Up a 15,000-Egg Omelette for Easter  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2016 1:39 PM CUT  Members of the Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessieres cook a giant omelette as part of Easter celebrations in the main square of Bessieres, southern France on March 28, 2016. Members of the Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessieres cook a giant omelette as part of Easter celebrations in the main square of Bessieres, southern France on March 28, 2016.Remy Gabalda—AFP/Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2016 1:39 PM CUT Thousands gathered in France on Monday to watch [dozens of cooks make a giant omelette](http://www.mcall.com/mc-exposure-photo-blog-brotherhood-of-the-bess-006-photo.html "undefined") to celebrate Easter in the town of Bessieres. The massive meal was made with 15,000 eggs in front of about 10,000 people who participated in the annual holiday tradition, [according to local media reports](http://www.thelocal.fr/20160325/6-ways-the-french-celebrate-easter "undefined"). Spectators watched as members of Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessieres poured gallons of egg yolk into a large pan in the main square of Bessieres in southern France before beating and stirring the mixture with extra long baguettes. Other [Easter](http://time.com/4271474/jesus-radical-easter-politics/ "undefined") festivities in France include the ringing of church bells and egg-rolling competitions. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4273469/france-giant-omelette-easter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4273469/france-giant-omelette-easter/"},"headline":"France Cooks Up a 15,000-Egg Omelette for Easter","datePublished":"2016-03-28T13:39:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:25:06.243Z","description":"Made with 15,000 eggs","url":"https://time.com/4273469/france-giant-omelette-easter/","keywords":["France"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc48b5038a56619e1/69888caebc6cfc37443dc548/giant-omellete-france-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc48b5038a56619e1/69888caebc6cfc37443dc548/giant-omellete-france-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FRANCE-EASTER-OMELETTE-OFFBEAT","caption":"Members of the Giant Omelette Brotherhood of Bessieres cook a giant omelette as part of Easter celebrations in the main square of Bessieres, southern France on March 28, 2016.","creditText":"Remy Gabalda—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4273469/france-giant-omelette-easter/","name":"France Cooks Up a 15,000-Egg Omelette for Easter"}}]}] ```